Okay, so maybe I’m not a chef, but I did cook dinner again last night. One of my issues with cooking is that there is always a sad face at the table. It’s hard to make six people happy. I made a great (and very easy) lasagna last night at Carson’s request. Once all was ready, I told Rowland that I dreaded everyone else coming to the table because I didn’t want to see any sad faces. They know that they can’t verbally trash dinner, but they definitely make it very obvious how they feel!

After William thanked God for the dinner (which he seldom wants to do), I excused myself to go make up the girls’ bed with clean sheets. A few minutes into the meal, I heard William ask for seconds!!! I screamed downstairs, “I love you, William!!!!!!!” Then, Kitty asked for seconds. Carson and Jia both came and gave me a hug and told me how good the lasagna was. Rowland enjoyed it as well and even did the dishes for me! I told them that if everyone would make me feel that good about cooking every night, I’d love doing it, and they’d get more home-cooked meals!!! (besides mac and cheese or hot dogs!!) They went to bed with full tummies, and I went to bed a happy chef!!

Check out Rowland’s blog, www.worshipdude.com, for pictures and details about his fishing trip in New Mexico with Carson. It’s so cool that Carson’s old enough and interested in fly fishing with his dad. I remember when he was just a baby, and Rowland would talk about how he couldn’t wait until Carson was old enough to go fishing with him. What a special time for them!

Also, William has had two baseball practices, and his dad is enjoying throwing balls and practicing with him. According to Rowland and William’s coach, William has quite a good throwing arm! He’s so excited about finally being able to play baseball, although he has mentioned that it’s a lot more work than he had anticipated!! Watch Rowland’s blog for pictures and details about baseball, too!